Louise Henriette de Bourbon
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Louise Henriette de Bourbon was Duchess of Orleans from 1752 until her death in 1759 by marriage to Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. Born a French princess du sang, she was the second child and only
Portrait by Jean Marc Nattier as Hebe, 1744
Children of the Duke of Orléans; Bathilde holding an angel, with her brother, the young Duke of Chartres, on the far right. Painted by François-Hubert Drouais (c. 1755).
Chapels of Versailles
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The present chapel of the Palace of Versailles is the fifth in the history of the palace. These chapels evolved with the expansion of the château and formed the focal point of the daily life of the co
Versailles' chapel is one of the palace's grandest interiors. This is the view as seen from the tribune royale, where the king and members of the royal family heard daily Mass.
Plan of the main floor (c. 1837, with north to the right), showing the Royal Chapel in yellow, the Hall of Mirrors in red, the Hall of Battles in green, and the Royal Opera in blue.
Louis XIV in prayer in the chapel of 1682 (miniature in the Heures de Louis le Grand, 1693, Bibliothèque nationale de France, ms. 9477, folio a verso)
Aerial view of Louis XIV's Baroque chapel at Versailles